Note: Iran old name was Persian

An Iranian wedding custom began when the country was still called Persia.



The groom would purchase the ceremonial wedding dress for his bride-to-be. This gown consisted of ten feet of sheeting that he would wrap around his intended wife.

During wedding ceremony, it is an Iranian custom for a happily married woman to hold a translucent shawl over the couple's heads.

After the newlyweds have exchanged their wedding vows, crumbs from two decorated sugar cones are shaved over their heads for good luck.

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